Epic Games will further strengthen Unreal Engine with RAD Game Tools technologies.
Epic Games, RAD Game Tools is a video game software development company has announced that they bought the. The statement points out that the company’s products and technology appear in nearly 25,000 games and are used by the world’s leading game companies, including Epic.
Epic Games owns both the Epic Games Store and Unreal Engine, a powerful and popular game development tool. It is stated that Epic and RAD Games Tools are planning to integrate RAD’s powerful technology into Unreal Engine to benefit both the developer community and the players.
Epic Games had previously used the compression technology of RAD technology specifically. In this way, the loading time of Fortnite, one of the most popular games in the world, was improved. Epic also notes that as games become more photorealistic and powerful, developers need best-in-class compression software that can handle growing data requirements without sacrificing quality. Meanwhile, although RAD is now owned by Epic, the company will continue its existing work with the game industry, television and film partners, including those who do not use Unreal Engine in their work.